Microsoft unbundles Kinect from Xbox One, standalone system coming next month for $399

Microsoft is once again backtracking on what seemed like a firm commitment to not unbundle the Kinect motion-sensing device from their next generation console. As part of a campaign to deliver more choices for fans, the company announced on Tuesday...

I thought april passed isnt this a bit late? Microsoft would not remove kinect without spending $1.8trillion dollars taking out the 7.8billion lines of code that make the xbox one require kinect for every little thing even changing LED lights.

I know, right? First MS said you'd always have to play online... then they changed their minds. Then they said they'd always sell it with a Kinect, now they change their mind. Seriously, if MS keeps listening to what their customers want and giving it to them we won't be able to rip on them as much anymore.

It's about time. Kinect only works half the time if you're lucky, assuming you want to talk (and wave) to it. With it gone I might buy an XBOX for its media capabilities. No Gold account for streaming could be the deciding factor.

So the paperwork that the consumer put in for a Kinect free Xbox, took a year to process! Microsoft does listen, we just have to wait a year for processing. The paperwork for Win8 must have been lost, we should file again.

Microsoft is not stu-pid; they know the consumer will pay a high price, if that is the only price. Anyone not willing to pay a the price will either not purchase or wait for a lower price (even if that means loosing features).

Too funny. ROFL. So you're implying Xbox One gets one exclusive high profile release in Titanfall and now you can consider XO as having games? Troll on!

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Ok and PS4 gets none...
Also Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, Titanfall to name a few while PS4 has what exactly? Right now ive got 1 game for my PS4, second son and that's the only PS4 game to get a good review that's considered close to a "AAA" game (Killzone shadowfall was a literal shadow to the former games). Every other game is on both which isn't counted in the list... All PS4 has is a bunch of "Coming sometime this or next year" labels.

Wow, Well done Microsoft, I know at least 3 people who will now actually consider buying your console.

Anyway, @GhostRyder, You have a fair point, right now the Xbox One does have a few more games that are of decent quality, but if the PS3 is anything to go by, when the PS4 does get it's exclusive games they'll be incredible. As I've stated in the past, I'm quite happy to wait for a quality game, rather than lots of average games.